Article of apparel



Sept- 4, 1951 R. RONSTADT I 2,566,706 ARTICLE OF APPAREL Filed Nov. 8,1946 INVENTOR.

W 77% flonaianlf 4 iw QXwW+M ATIQR/VEVS said front and rear panels beingfastened in the flat to the ungathered topof the skirt to be gatheredtherewith, the width of the front and rear panels being less than theflattened 112". gathered width of the skirt top and substantial= lygreater than the waist of the wearer, said blouse being open at thesides from the shoulders to the waist to provide arm holes and having aneck opening also provided with a drawstring whereby the article may liecompletely fiat for ironing with only the skirt folded along itsvertical sides and the blouse folded along the top.

2. An article of apparel such as a dress, gown r the like comprising anupper blouse section and a lower skirt section, said skirt section beingformed of a circumferentially continuous tubular section of fabrichaving a circumference much great than the body of the wearer with adrawstring for gathering the top of the skirt when on the wearer, saidblouse section comprising a flat panel folded flatly upon itself acrossthe shoulders to form flat front and rear panels for said blouse, thelower edges of said front and rear panels being fastened in the flat tothe ungathered top of the skirt to be gathered therewith, said blousebeing open at the sides and said skirt extending substantially beyondthe sides of the blouse whereby the article may lie completely fiat forironing with only the skirt folded along its vertical sides and theblouse folded along the top and may be gathered by said drawstrings toconform to the figure Of the wearer.

3. An article of apparel such as a dress, gown or the like comprising anupper blouse section and a lower skirt section, said skirt section beingformed of a circumferentially continuous tubular section of fabric witha drawstring for gathering the top of the skirt and having acircumference substantially greater than the body of the wearer, saidblouse section comprising a flat panel folded flatly upon itself acrossthe shoulders to form fiat front and rear panels for said blouse, thelower edges of said front and rear panels being fastened in the flat tothe ungathered top of the skirt to be gathered therewith, said blousebeing open at the sides from the shoulders to the waist and said skirtextending substantially beyond the sides of the blouse whereby thearticle may lie completely flat for ironing with only the skirt foldedalong its vertical sides and the blouse folded along the top, saidblouse having a neck opening provided with a drawstring whereby thearticle may be gathered into pleats both at the waist and neck toconform to the figure of the wearer and retain fullness at theungathered portions.

4. An article of apparel such as a dress, gown or the like comprising anupper blouse section and a lower skirt section, said skirt section beingformed of a circumferentially flat continuous tubular section of fabricwith a drawstring for gathering the top of the skirt, said blouse section comprising a fiat panel folded flatly upon itself across theshoulders to form fiat front and rear panels for said blouse, the loweredges of said front and rear panels being fastened in the fiat to theungathered top of the skirt to be gathered therewith, said blouse beingopen at the sides and said skirt extending substantially beyond thesides of the blouse, said skirt top extending to a point just short ofthe armpits of the wearer and having a circumference substantiallygreater than the body of the wearer.

5. An article of apparel, such as a dress, gown or the like comprisingfiat rectangular panel folded upon itself along the mid line between itsends to form a front and rear panel for said article, said front andrear panels each extending from the shoulders to at least the region ofthe knees of the wearer, a neck opening centrally disposed along thefolded end, rectangular portions removed at each side of said foldedpanel adjacent the folded end thereof and extending down to the waistline of the wearer, the side edges of said front and rear panels beingunconnected from the waist line upwardly to said folded end and beingfastened together from the waist line down to the lower edges of saidfront and rear panels and drawstrings at the neck opening and waist linewhereby the article may be ironed as a fiat panel and may be gatheredinto pleats at both the waist and neck when on the wearer to conform tothe figure of the wearer.

RUTH M. RONSTADT.

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